Angkor What? Ankor Wat!
February 2nd 2008 After 3 days in Phnom Phen, we moved to the next attraction, Siem Riep. Actually, this is the town that is nearest one of the original 7 wonders of the world, the Angkor temples. Like the Mayans or Incans in North America, the Angkor civilization's power peaked long ago. They controlled much of SE Asia, and were architecturally very ahead of their time (just look at the pictures). Around 1000 AD,
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